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The most influential airliners of all time

Douglas DC-3 1936 16,079 Why? Built to rival the Boeing 247, and to enable TWA to compete with United Airlines, the DC-3 and its variants - which could accommodate up to 28 passengers - were snapped up by dozens of the world's early airlines, including United, TWA, American, Eastern, KLM, and Air India. Some 10,000 military variants were built during the Second World War. According to Boeing, the model "made air transportation profitable".